Requests for hearing shall be initiated by the filing of a petition, in triplicate, with the clerk of the Hearing
Board, and the payment of the fee as provided for in Regulation VI of these Rules and Regulations, after service
of a copy of the petition has been made on the Air Pollution Control Officer and one copy on the holder of the
permit or variance, if any, involved. Service may be made in person or by mail, the service may be proved by written
acknowledgment of the person served or by the affidavit of the person making the service.